Cycloalkyl esters of basically substituted isocyclylcarbamic acids and their salts



Patented Dec. 8, 1953 UNITED STATES PATIENTOFFICE.

CYCLOALKYL ESTERS F BASICALLY SUB- STITUTED ISOCYCLYLCARBAMIC ACIDS AND THEIR SALTS John W. Cusic, Skokie, 111., assignor to G. D. Searle & Co., Chicago, 111., a corporation of Illinois No Drawing. Application December 26, 1951,

' Serial N0. 263,510 1 11 Claims. (01. 260-471) V phatic hydrocarbon, radical, Y is' an isocyclic hydrocarbon radical containing 3 to 15 carbon 6 carbon atoms in nuclear osition such as cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, methylcyclopentyl and ethylcyclohexyl.

The radical Y can be a' hdrocarbon radical classified by the Beilstein system as an isocyclic hydrocarbon radical and contains between 3 and 15 carbon atoms inclusive. The radical Y thus can represent a lower aromatic hydrocarbon radical containing 6 to 15 carbon atoms such as phenyl, tolyl, xylyl, naphthyl, methylnaphthyl, and fluorenyl, phenanthryl and anthracyl. can also be a lower phenylalkyl radical such as benzyl, phenethyl, phenylpropyl, 'methylbenzyl andfethylbenzyl as well as a hydrogenated derivative thereof such as dihydrobenzyl, tetrahydrobenzyl, and hexahydrobenzyl ora lower cycloalkyl radical as defined above.

The bivalent radical A is a saturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical containing 2. to 8 carbon atoms which can be arranged in straight and branch-chained configuration. These radicals can be derived from ethylene, propylene, butylene, amylene, hexylene or. polymethylene radicals such as trimethylene or octamethylene.

In the foregoing structural formula the radicals R and R can be lower alkyl radicals such as methyl, ethyl, straight-chained and branchchained propyLbutyl, amyl and hexyl. The radical NRR. can also be a nitrogencontaining heterocyclic radical such as a piperatino, N'-alkylpiperazino, thiamorpholino, quinolino, and isoquinolino radical. But of special interest for the purpose of this invention are compounds in which NRR' is a morpholino radical or in which R and R. are combined to form a lower alkylene groupcontaining 4 to '7 carbon atoms, 4 to 5 of which are nuclear position as in the case of pyrrolidino, piperidino, 2,5-dimethylpyrrolidino, and 2,6'-lupetidino radicals. V

Theesters which constitute this invention are conveniently prepared by heating a cycloalkyl chloroformate of the structural type cyOOC-Cl with an amine of the type all symbols being defined as hereinabove.

For the purposes of this invention it is often preferable to employ the salts of the organic bases described herein. These bases form salts with a variety of inorganic and strong organic acids including sulfuric, phosphoric, hydrochloric, hydrobromic, hydriodic, sulfamic, acetic, benzoic, citric, lactic, maleic, malic, succinic, tartaric, cinnamic, gluconic, ascorbic, and related acids. They also form quaternary ammonium salts with a variety of organic esters of sulfuric, hydrohalic, and aromatic sulfonic acids. Among such esters are methyl chloride, bromide, and iodide; the ethyl halides, propyl halides, butyl halides, isobutyl halides, benzyl halides,

phenethyl halides, naphthylmethyl halides, di-v methyl sulfate, methyl benzenesulfonate, ethyl tolue'nesu'lfonate, ethylene chlorohydrin, ethylene 'bromohydrin; the propylene h'alahydrins,

allyl chloride, methallyl bromide and crotyl bromide.

The carbamic acid esters which constitute this invention are valuable as intermediates in organic synthesis. They are of value because of their medicinal action, especially their effects on no way to be construed as limiting it in spirit or in scope. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many modifications in materials and methods can be practiced without deviating from the invention. In these examples quantities of materials are indicated as parts by weight, pressures during vacuum distillation in millimeters (mm.) of mercury, and temperatures in degrees centigrade (C.).

EXAMPLE 1 Cyclohearyl ester of ,N-(B-diethylaminoethybcyclohewa'necarbamic acid A mixture of 162 parts of cyclohexyl chloroformate and 198 parts of N-(B-diethy'laminoethyDhexahydroaniline in 2700 parts of benzene is heated at reflux temperature .for 12 hours, cooled and treated with dilute hydrochloric acid. The aqueous layer is separated, rendered alkaline by addition of sodium hydroxide, and extracted with ether. This extract is dried over anhydrous potassium carbonate, filtered and evaporated. The residual oil consisting of the cyclohexyl'ester of N-diethylaminoethylcyclohexanecarbamic acid is'distilled 'at about 167-168" C. andi2.mm.:pressure.

An ether-solutionpf this'base is-treated with one equivalent of a125% solution of hydrogen chloride in anhydrous isopropanol and stored at C. until'the crystalline hydrochloride :precipitates. The salt, which melts at about 1l6- 11'7 C., has the structural formula Cyclopropyl ester of N -('y-Zapetzdinopr02qyl) cyclopropanecarbamic acid :A imixture of l0iparts of :cyclopropyl chloroformate and 20 :parts of N- (v-cyclopropylaminm .propyDlupetidinein 50 parts of toluene is heated at' reflux temperature for 1-5 :hours and "then cooled and extracted-with dilute hydrochloric yield the cyclopropyl *ester :of :N-(yHupet-i'dino- .propyl) cyclopropanecarbamic acid as ahigh boiling, orange oil whichhasthe-structural; formula L'yclohemill ester of 'N-(fiedzethylaminoethyl)- ,carbamlic acid 162 parts of cyclohexyl chloroformateand192 parts of. N- (B-diethylaminoethyl) aniline in 2600 parts of benzene are mixed and heated at reflux temperature for 12 hours. The solutionis vthen cooled-and treatedwith dilute hydrochloric acid.

.The'aqueous layer is separated, rendered alkaline by addition of potassium hydroxide, and extracted with ether. This extract is dried over anhydrous potassium carbonate, filtered and evaporated to yield as a residue the cyclohexyl ester of N-diethylaminoethylcarbanilic acid Which is distilled at about 162163 C. and 2 mm.

pressure. This oil has the structural formula CH2-CH2 CH: CH-OOC'-'N'OHICHT N(CIH)I (in orn dimethylaminobutyl)-a-naphthylamine in 2000 'partsof benzene is heated at reflux temperature for 20 hours. After cooling the mixture is extracted'with dilute hydrochloric acid and the acidic layer is separated, Washed with ether, rendered alkaline iby :"addition of .dilute :potassium hydroxide, andextracted-'withiether. The;result ing: ether extract isdried vertanhydrous calcium sulfate, stirred :with :decolorizing (charcoal, 'filtered,:and evaporatedto .yieldithe z3 methylcyclopentyl ester 'of "N-(t--."dimethylaminobutyl) eunaphthalenecarbamic acid as .a high boiling, amber oil which has the structural formula EXAMPLE 5 Cycloheaxyl ester 0 f N (,8 emorpholinoethyl 'benzylcarbamic acid :distilled at about 196-'19'7"C, and 2 mm. pressure.

An ether solution of this'base is treated with alcoholic .hydrogen chloride. The .oily hydrochloride precipitates at once andsolidifies within a fewminutes. Recrystallized'froma mixture .of ethyl acetate and isopropanol,.thesaltmeltsat about lets-147 C. 'Ithasthe structuralform'ula Cyclohezryl ester of 1th(BediethyZamimnath11 1) 12.. methyl-1 ,2,3,6-tetrahydrobenzylcarbamic acid Armixture of 372 parts of 2 methyl-1,2,3',6-

tetrahydrobenzaldehyde and 400 parts of N,N-

. 5 diethylethylenediamine is hydrogenated with 20 parts of Raney nickel and 100parts of a 1% chloroplatinic acid solution in 1200 parts of ethanol at 30 lbs. pressure for 10 hours ina Parr bomb. The contents of the bomb are filtered and the filtrate is concentrated and'treated with dilute hydrochloric acid. The acidic. layer, is rendered alkaline by addition of dilute sodium hydroxide and extracted with ether. The ether extract is dried over anhydrous potassium carbonate, filtered, and evaporated. The N-diethylaminoethyl 2 methyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydrobenzylamine thus obtained is distilled at about 95-96" C. and 2 mm. pressure.

228 parts of this base are mixed with 162 parts of cyclohexyl chloroformate in 1750 parts of benzene; A vigorous reaction starts at once. The reaction is completed by heating at reflux temperature for 2 hours after which the mixture is treated with dilute hydrochloric acid. The acidic layer is separated, rendered alkaline by addition of dilute potassium hydroxide and extracted with ether. This extract is dried over anhydrous potassium carbonate, filtered, and evaporated to leave the cyclohexyl ester of N- diethylaminoethyl 2 methyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydrobenzylcarbamic acid which is distilled at about 172-174 C. and 2 mm. pressure.

An ether solution of this base is treated with alcoholic hydrogen chloride and the resulting solution is stored at C. until a precipitate forms. Recrystallized from ether the hydrochloride melts at about 107-108 C. It has the structural formula 1. The new group of organic compounds consisting of the esters of the structural formula Cy-O o OII\TANRR' atoms between 4 and 5 of which are in nuclear position.

2. The esters of the structural formula wherein Cy and Y are lower cycloalkyl radicals containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms in nuclear position, A is a bivalent, saturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical containing 2 to 8 carbon atoms, and R and R are lower alkyl radicals.

3. The esters of the structural formula (CH2): OHOCO--NANRR' wherein Y is a lower cycloalkyl radical containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms in nuclear position, A is a bivalent, saturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical containing 2 to 8 carbon atoms, and R and R are lower alkyl radicals.

4. The esters of the structural formula is a lower aromatic hydrocarbon "radical containing 6 to 10 carbon atoms, A is a bivalent, saturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical containing 2 to 8 carbon atoms, and R and R are lower' alkyl radicals.

6. The esters of the structural formula wherein Cy is a lower cycloalkyl radical containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms in nuclear position, Y is a phenyl radical, A is a bivalent, saturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical containing 2 to 8 car-. bon atoms, and R and R are lower alkyl radicals. I

'7. The esters of the structural formula wherein Y is a phenyl radical, A is a bivalent,

saturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical containing 2 to 8 carbon atoms, and R and R are lower alkyl radicals.

8. The esters of the structural formula wherein Cy is a lower cycloalkyl radical containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms in nuclear position, Y is a lower phenylalkyl radical, A is a bivalent, saturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical containing 2 to 8 carbon atoms, and R and R are lower alkyl radicals.

9. The esters of the structural formula wherein Cy is a lower cycloalkyl radical containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms in nuclear position, Y is a benzyl radical, A is a bivalent, saturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical containing 2 to 8 carbon atoms, and R and R are lower alkyl radicals.

10. The esters of the structural formula wherein Y is a benzyl radical, A is a bivalent, saturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical containing 2 to 8 carbon atoms, and R and R are lower alkyl radicals.

8 -Reerencesv.Cited..i1 1 the flleof thisr patent Cy"O OC-' 1TIA'NRR" UNITEDLSTATES iPATENTS I Number Name Date whereincy is :9, lower cycloalkyl radicaLcon- 5 2,520,536 29111950 training 3 to 6 carbon atoms in nuclear 'po'sition, ,QTHERjREFERENCES Y is a lower hydrogenated phenylalkyl hydrocarbon radical, --A 'is La. bivalent, saturated, aliet :aLrLAm' 70Ppage phatic hydrocarbon radical containing 2 to 8 car- 3440 bon atoms, and R. and R are lower alkyl radicals. 10

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;; 1'1. J'IYhBGStGIS-Qf-thfi structural formula 

1. THE NEW GROUP OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONSISTING OF THE ESTERS OF THE STRUCTURAL FORMULA 